Intaglio with a Bust of a Boy to the Left
This piece is carved in intaglio and is chipped. It shows the bust of a boy facing left.Colorful gemstones have been prized since antiquity, not only for their beauty but also for their healing and protective powers. The art of shaping these materials into intaglios (images cu...
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Artifact
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15333
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object
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normalized
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provenance
Acquired by Henry Walters, Baltimore and New York; inherited by Sadie Jones (Mrs. Henry Walters), New York, 1931; Mrs. Henry Walters Sale, New York, 1942; purchased by Joseph Brummer, New York, 1942; purchased by Walters Art Museum, 1942.
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CC0
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en
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2
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| thumbnailUrl | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PS1_42.969_Back_DD_T17-tms.jpg |
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| largeImageUrl | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PS1_42.969_Back_DD_T17-tms.jpg |
| iiifBase | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PS1_42.969_Back_DD_T17-tms.jpg |
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| sourceUrl | https://purl.thewalters.org/art/42.969 |
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Medium
carnelian
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